Stripped to their panties, the bewildered women stood trussed-up and ball-gagged next to each other; a pair of upward rope-links connected them to the pinnacle of a cabinet. Still defiant, Sophia and Madison balanced carefully on their bare feet while twisting back and forth in their rope webs. To emphasize his malicious control, the interrogator pulled down their panties, then recorded their futile contortions on his phone.